Title: Practical Nurse A (LPN)-VDHMRX01
State Role Title: Licensed Practical Nurse
Hiring Range: $22.41-$25.16
Pay Band: 3
Agency: Virginia Department of Health
Location: MT ROGERS HQ
Agency Website: www.vdh.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
Are you a compassionate and dedicated LPN looking to make a difference in your community? The Mount Rogers Health District is seeking a motivated Wage Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our team.
Position Overview:
Following specific protocol, provides direct patient care in clinics and patient homes. Characteristic duties: administers oral, IM, subcutaneous medications and immunizations, if a medications course has been completed and performed under supervision of a RN or Physician. Interviews patients for medical histories, counsels patients, teaches, instructs, obtains lab specimens and performs routine laboratory work, takes vital signs, refers abnormal findings to physician, prepares patients for physical examinations and assists physician during examination. Licensure as Practical Nurse required by state code. An LPN provides essential clinical services like wound care, vaccinations, and disease screening that are core to the Comprehensive Harm Reduction (CHR) program’s public health mission and cannot be delivered by non-clinical staff.
Essential job functions include but are not limited to:
Direct Patient Care/Clinical Services
• Functions as a Licensed Practical Nurse in assigned clinics
• Interviews clients and provides counseling according to applicable program policies, procedures, and health guidelines, applying critical thinking and cultural awareness to all communication modes
• Performs required laboratory tests, and administers medication as ordered by clinician and according to district protocols, OSHA and CLIA guidelines
• Completes required documentation in client chart and accurately completes all laboratory requisitions
• Assists clinician in performing physical examinations; provides post examination counseling to clients based on individual client need
• Notifies patients of all test results based on guidance from clinician; educates patients about test results and necessary follow-up; schedules follow-up testing, consult, or referral
• Makes appropriate referrals for medical care and community resources in consultation with clinician
Immunization Services
• Under the supervision of an RN or physician, administers routine child and adult immunizations to clients in Child Health and WIC Clinics, as well as on a walk-in basis; administers foreign travel vaccinations to clients according to recommendations of health director
• Educates clients about vaccine preventable diseases and recommended immunization schedules and provides them with current vaccine information statement sheets
• Documents vaccinations given in WebVision as well as on immunization record for clients
• Administers post exposure prophylaxis according to direction of district health director
Clinical Maintenance & Support
• Makes phone call reminders for clients in accordance with policy prior to clinic appointment
• May orders supplies for clinic, stock and maintain supplies in clinic examination rooms; monitors supplies and orders well in advance to avoid depletion of needed items
• Assists co-workers, clinician, supervisor or director and performs other duties/services as assigned to support health department activities and programs
• Provides outreach, trainings, programs, and displays to promote health department services and protect the health and safety of the clients/community
• Obtains and maintains appropriate certifications or trainings to meet program requirements
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor. May be required by VDH to adjust work hours, location, and job duties and participate in training to meet public health business needs, including emergencies. If this position is designated as a mobile worker, this includes both working in the field and teleworking at an alternate location when not in the field or during an emergency closing. You may be required to periodically come into your assigned office to attend meetings or training.
VDH requires all Health-Care Personnel (HCP) to provide documentation of immunization or evidence of immunity to the following: hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella; a one-time dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine regardless of the interval since the last dose of tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine was administered (Td or Tdap boosters shall be received every 10 years); and the current year's seasonal influenza vaccination.
Wage employees are subject to the following conditions of employment: • Wage employees serve at the will and pleasure of the appointing authority. • Continuing employment is based on available funding and business need. • Wage employees are not covered by the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act. Therefore, they are not eligible for benefits which are provided to salaried employees, such as leave credits, holiday pay, insurance, access to the grievance procedure, etc.
Wage employees are paid only for the hours they actually work. • Virginia state law currently requires that agencies not permit wage employees to work in excess of 29 hours per week on average over the course of a year.
Wage employees may not work for VDH beyond 1,500 hours during the period of May 1 – April 30 of the following year (the Standard Measurement Period). • Once a wage employee works the maximum of 1,500 hours during the Standard Measurement Period, the employee may be rehired as a wage employee of VDH only after the next Standard Measurement Period has begun.
Wage employees are eligible to apply for all classified positions for which recruitment has been initiated, including those limited to State Employees Only. • If a wage employee becomes employed in a classified position, he/she will be eligible to purchase retirement credit for the time worked as a wage employee. • Continuing employment is based on available funding and business need.
Minimum Qualifications
• Knowledge of techniques and practices of the nursing profession, of public health practices, of quality assurance concepts, of teaching principles, of principles of decision making and problem solving techniques, of accurate record keeping and quality control, of socio-economic conditions relating to personal needs of clients
• Skills in performing technical procedures, in communication orally and written, in interacting with clients and the general public
• Ability to document clearly and accurately utilizing the health department’s accepted form of documentation, to establish and maintain working relationships with individuals and families to function as a team member
• Current BLS/CPR certification
Additional Considerations
• Prior experience in a public health setting preferred
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position.
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests maybe required for certain positions.
It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.
If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.
As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!
Supplemental Questions: You may be required to respond to position-specific questions at the end of this application. This information will help us evaluate your credentials and qualifications for the job. Failure to respond to any questions may disqualify you from further consideration.
Contact Information
Name: Jessica Bennett
Phone: N/A
Email: jessica.bennett@vdh.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.